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Emmett kelly was a clown
Emmett Kelly has written: 'Clown' -- subject(s): Clowns
Emmett Kelly is a world famous clown, the clowns' clown as it were. Many of the portraits you may find of a thin, sad clown are actually Mr. Kelly, or based upon him.
Emmet Kelly
Emmett was a circus clown from the 30's through the 50's going by the name, "Weary Willie". He popularized the sad hobo look clown of the great depression.
Emmett Leo Kelly (December 9, 1898 - March 28, 1979), a native of Sedan, Kansas, was an American circus performer, who created the memorable clown figure "Weary Willie," based on the hobos of the Depression era. Kelly began his career as a trapeze artist. By 1923, Emmett Kelly was working his trapeze act with John Robinson's circus when he met and married Eva Moore, another circus trapeze artist. They later performed together as the "Aerial Kellys" with Emmett still performing occasionally as a white face clown.
Emmett Kelly's birth name is Emmett Leo Kelly.
No, the noun "clown" is a commonnoun, a general word for a type of entertainer.A proper noun is the name of a specific person, place, or thing. A proper noun for the common noun "clown" is the name of the clown, for example Emmett Kelly or Krusty the Clown.
He was an American circus performer, who created the memorable clown figure "Weary Willie," based on the hobos of the Depression era.
Hard economic times, as during the Great Depression, made popular the hobo clown, best exemplified by Emmett Kelly.
Emmett Kelly was born on December 9, 1898.
Emmett Kelly was born on December 9, 1898.